The Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving team took eight of 12 events and held off Cedar Rapids Washington for a 94-89 victory over the Warriors on Thursday night at the MHS pool.
Washington proved to be the deeper team in the dual meet, but the Bobcats pushed past them by popping to the top of the podium more often.
Freshman Leia Hernandez was first to the wall in all four of her events, taking two individual titles while anchoring a pair of Bobcat relays to victory. Hernandez won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.94 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 56.73.
The foursome of Adele Beek, Rachel Case, Libby Meyer and Hernandez won the 200 freestyle relay in a season-best time of 1:49.42, and the quartet of Maisie Gummert, Emma Case, Drea Ceren and Hernandez finished off the meet in style with a much-needed win in a season-best 4:08.25.
Emma Case came away with two individual victories as well, taking the 200 individual medley (2:31.53) and the 100 butterfly (1:08.65). Gummert claimed the 200 freestyle (2:10.21), and Kate Hauser won the diving title with 229.40 points. Ella DeMonte was second with 123.80.
Marshalltown (4-1) is back in action this week with a pair of meets, starting with Tuesday’s dual at Des Moines Roosevelt. MHS hosts the Bobcat Invite on Sept. 21.
Marshalltown 94, Cedar Rapids Washington 89
EVENT RESULTS
(Champion plus MHS placewinners)
200 MEDLEY RELAY — 1. CRW (Ripke, Barker, Jones, Piersall) 1:56.04; 2. MHS (Gummert, Beek, E. Case, Meyer) 2:09.16; 3. MHS (Ceren, R. Case, Lasack, Hauser) 2:10.67.
200 FREESTYLE — 1. Maisie Gummert, MHS, 2:10.21; 5. Rachel Case, MHS, 2:35.38.
200 INDVIDUAL MEDLEY — 1. Emma Case, MHS, 2:31.53; 3. Adele Beek, MHS, 2:40.32.
50 FREESTYLE — 1. Leia Hernandez, MHS, 25.94; 4. Libby Meyer, MHS, 28.12.
DIVING — 1. Kate Hauser, MHS, 229.40; 2. Ella DeMonte, MHS, 123.80.
100 BUTTERFLY — 1. E. Case, MHS, 1:08.65; 2. Alex Lasack, MHS, 1:15.38.
100 FREESTYLE — 1. Hernandez, MHS, 56.73; 2. Meyer, MHS, 1:02.69.
500 FREESTYLE — 1. Jada Ripke, CRW, 5:41.49; 2. Gummert, MHS, 5:52.65; 4. Drea Ceren, MHS, 6:13.74.
200 FREESTYLE RELAY — 1. MHS (Beek, R. Case, Meyer, Hernandez) 1:49.42.
100 BACKSTROKE — 1. Mattie Piersall, CRW, 1:10.05; 3. Lasack, MHS, 1:13.31; 4. Ceren, MHS, 1:14.09.
100 BREASTSTROKE — 1. Lily Belle Barker, CRW, 1:10.56; 2. Beek, MHS, 1:15.47; 3. R. Case, MHS, 1:21.76.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY — 1. MHS (Gummert, E. Case, Ceren, Hernandez) 3:58.97.